Hunter's Mission: Brotherhood Protectors World (Team Eagle Book 2) by Kendall Talbot & Brotherhood Protectors World

Author:Kendall Talbot & Brotherhood Protectors World [Talbot, Kendall & Protectors World, Brotherhood]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Page Press, LLC
Published: 2023-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

HUNTER

Layla’s kiss awakened nerves that had been burned to a crisp when my body became a fucking mess. My scars were hideous, and I was not the man I used to be. No woman would want me, especially a woman like Layla. She was too good for me.

But what hurt me more than anything was her inability to trust me. After everything we’d been through, she wouldn’t share her research. Top secret. What a load of bullshit. Nothing was worth her risking her life.

“I’m sorry, Hunter.” She seemed to crumble in my arms.

“Yeah. Forget it.”

“No. I want to explain.”

“You don’t need to explain anything.”

“I do,” she said in a rush. “I signed contracts that force me to keep the details of my research a secret.”

“Fine.” I growled, pissed off that I was so angry over her reluctance to open up. “I don’t care.”

“I care, Hunter. I do. But you must know what it’s like to have orders that require you to keep something confidential.”

“Yes. Military secrets. But I knew what I’d signed up for. Did you know these secret contracts would put your life in jeopardy?”

“No, of course not.”

“Then nothing could be worth this?”

“It’s a burns ointment, okay?” she snapped.

“What’s a burns ointment?”

She slumped even further in my arms. “I was working on a natural remedy to help heal burns victims.”

“Christ, Layla. Is that all? You nearly died because—”

She lurched forward. “Is that all? Are you kidding? I saw what you went through. The pain! The scars! It’s brutal.”

“Believe me, I know.” I shook my head, trying to force down those months of pure hell that I would rather forget.

“I’m doing this for you and my sist—” She stopped.

“Your sister? What happened to your sister?”

Pushing back from me, she shook her head wildly. “Nothing.”

“Layla, talk to me. You can tell me anything.”

The pain in her eyes nearly cut my fucking heart out.

“Did she die in a fire? Is that it?”

Her head slumped forward like she was looking at her navel. “No. No, she didn’t die.”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to tell me.” I urged her to lean against me again. “Get some rest. We have a big day tomorrow.”

She settled against me, but she was all rigid.

“Relax, Layla. This will all be over tomorrow. I promise.”

Her shoulders softened against me. “Thanks for saving my life.”

“I haven’t saved you yet.”

She cruised her hand along my arm, and it felt way better than it should. “You will.”

“That’s the plan,” I said, trying to brush off the compliment. Truth was, saving Layla was more than just a mission to me now. It was my everything. My heart raced as I fought to focus on our surroundings rather than the woman in my arms and the lingering taste of her on my lips.

She deserved a man better than me. Someone who didn’t have so much bullshit crashing through their mind.

“I’m sorry,” she murmured, settling against me, her body was warm and comforting in the darkness.

“Go to sleep, Layla.” I tightened my grip around her, and she seemed so frail in my arms.

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